| By Rehanna RamsayFor more than a decade, Mercy Wings Vocational School has taken responsibility for training and educating young people, who have fallen through the care of state institutions. As such, the school will be expanding its curriculum to suit the possible influx of students, this upcoming semester.“We have some courses outlined for the new school term, it will include cosmetology and welding as we already offer training in a number of other subject areas,” Paula Bess, Coordinator of the Sophia complex stated last Friday.In addition, to classes in basic, English and Mathematics, Mercy Wings trains teenagers and young adults in masonry, child care, carpentry,Cheap Jerseys Outlet, cooking and computer literacy.Mercy Wings Vocational School’s Sophia ComplexSpecial classes include craft, physical education,Cheap NFL Jerseys, drumming, dance and dramatics, which provide trainees with an opportunity,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, in weekly sessions, to explore their creative side. Through field trips, the students gain a broader lens through which to view the world.Field trips are usually made to Georgetown prisons, whereby trainees have an opportunity to hear from the staff and several of the prisoners in order to encourage them to make wise choices in their own lives.Sports events and competition with other local programmes are scheduled. Another major aspect is the provision of daily nutritious content, including freshly prepared meals for trainees. Breakfast is also provided on an ‘as-needed’ basis, while a childcare facility is also available for the community and the trainees.The multi-purpose building of Mercy Wings contains a computer lab,NFL Jerseys China, a library, and a craft room complete with dining and kitchen facilities. However, Bess says that the facility can comfortably accommodate, approximately 90 students.“The classes are small, as the school would usually cater for about 85 to 90 students; we currently have about 33 students,Wholesale NFL China Jerseys, doing different courses,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, who will be graduating in July.”According to the Coordinator, the project has been a huge success in helping youths to develop a more positive self-esteem, obtain jobs, and gain other life-skills. The Mercy Wings Vocational and Day Care Centre, is fully sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, Guyana, a catholic diocese out of Georgetown. The establishment was founded by the Sisters of Mercy back in 2000, and has the mission of facilitating the transformation of students who are labeled as ‘drop-outs’ into new kinds of individuals, cultivating positive self-images and offering sound, integrated moral and spiritual values for socially health conscious lifestyles.This empowerment is obtained through human development and skills training, which enables young people to be self-sufficient and motivated taking charge of their lives and becoming agents of social and attitudinal change. |
